The Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) is currently accepting applications for scholarships that will provide monetary support to graduate students during the spring semester/quarter of the current (2017-2018) academic year.

All AAIA applicants must:

• Be enrolled members within their respective tribe from continental US tribes or Alaska Native.
• Submit a copy of tribal enrollment (there is no minimum blood quantum requirement for eligibility). This can be a copy of the student’s tribal I.D. card or a copy of an official letter from the tribe.
• Be enrolled as full-time students for both fall and spring semesters.
• ​Have a minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 GPA.
• Attend an accredited institution and be seeking an Associate’s Degree or higher (AAIA does not fund certificate programs or seminaries)

Specific scholarships open to graduate students include:

• Sequoyah Graduate Scholarship, for graduate students in all fields of study
• Elizabeth & Sherman Asche Scholarship, for undergraduate and graduate students in health and science fields
• Florence Young Memorial Scholarship, for graduate students in art, law, and public health fields
• Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship, for undergraduate and graduate students from non-federally recognized tribes (students from state recognized tribes may apply)

For complete information about these opportunities, including how to apply, click here.

The application for the EDP Fellowship (to be awarded in Winter/Spring 2018) is now available. Please submit your application by December 18^th at 5pm via the link below:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jennmag/344548

If you have any questions please contact Jenn Maglalang at jennmag@uw.edu.

 

Warmly,

SSW Scholarship Committee

QSC Newsletter Week 10 | Fall 2017Hi everyone! Welcome to Week 10. I hope you were able to center your needs, priorities, and self-care over the break. As we get into finals week, make sure to take the time to recognize and care for your health.We’d like to welcome Meena to the QSC Team! As the Administrative Intern, Meena will act as our secretary, historian, researcher, and liaison to the Student Advisory Board. Check out all the details below about the QSC Ball, community events, and a lot of great opportunities that you can get involved with. See you around! – Joshua, QSC Director Email Office hours Sign up to be a freelance volunteer Submit an event idea

Come Party with Us at the 2018 QSC Ball!

We’re happy to announce that our annual QSC Ball is back!! Come kick off the new year with us as we celebrate our queer identities! We’re showcasing some awesome performers and a queer prom dance to follow right after. They’ll be free food, free admission, a photobooth, and music from Rainy Dawg Radio. Formal wear is encouraged, but absolutely not required. Bring someone to come with too – or come to meet new people! We’ll see you there! The event will be on January 12, 2018 in the HUB Lyceum. Doors open at 6:00, and the event will run from 6:30 to 9 pm. We’re also still open to performers – if you have a talent you want to share on stage, apply at tinyurl.com/qscball2018. Make sure to check out the FB event page for more details and updates!

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Law H509, End of Life Seminar (2 credits)

Thursdays, 10:30-12:20 in Winter Quarter

This seminar addresses the controversial legal issues about control over end of life, and focuses patient wishes, surrogate decision-making, and patient choice.  Steve Milam, former senior counsel/assistant attorney general for the UW Health Sciences and Medical Centers, teaches this course.

Interested MSW students should email mylaw@uw.edu and let them know that you’d like an add code for the non-law section of the course (they’ll create a non-law section if there is the interest.)

Dear MSW Advanced Year Day and EDP Students,

I am Co-Director for a post-graduate fellowship training program in psychosocial rehabilitation at the Durham, North Carolina VA Medical Center.  I am reaching out to your program to make sure that you know about this opportunity for MSW graduates. Most of our applicants are 2nd year MSW students anticipating a spring graduation. The fellowship begins in September. We expect to recruit 2 social workers for our 2018-2019 class.

Please let me know if you have any questions, julie.mccormick@va.gov.

More information can be found here: Durham VA PSR Fellowship Announcement

Best,

Julie C. McCormick, LCSW, CPRP

Director, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center

Co-Director, Interprofessional Fellowship on Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery

Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center

(919) 286-0411, ext. 5111

508 Fulton St. (116D/Hill2)

Durham, NC 27705

 

Hope folx are hanging in there as we get close to the end of the quarter (and year!). Huge thanks to everyone for participating in the t-shirt design process. Organization of Student Social Workers (OSSW) have selected 5 designs for everyone to vote on. We would have t-shirt, hoodie, long sleeve options and the color would range from grey, black and white.

More info would be in the voting poll which you can access here: https://goo.gl/forms/jYu7s2tBimFmV9nJ3

We’re excited to finalize the design for this year and thanks for voting!

GRE Winter

Sundays, Jan 28, Feb 4, 11 & 18 from 9:00am-2pm (lunch break included)

Location: UW Campus- Savery Hall (SAV) Room 130

Cost: $375

Visit Women’s Center website to register: http://depts.washington.edu/womenctr/lifelonglearning/#sthash.6sL7u6bf.dpbs or bit.ly/WC-LL

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to reach out to jwhite23@uw.edu

As you may have heard, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in passing the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This is an historic achievement, and in this hostile political climate, we must take time to celebrate our progress toward a nuclear-free world.

ICAN’s victory is everyone’s victory. So please join us on December 10th, the same day the Nobel Peace Prize is presented in Norway, for WE CAN: Ban the Bomb.

Leif Erikson Lodge, 2245 NW 57th St, Seattle, WA 98107

Sunday, December 10th. Doors at 6pm, Program 6:30-8:30pm

RSVP HERE  The event is free and open to the public, but we recommend you RSVP!

We’ll have food and drinks, music from the Seattle Peace Chorus and Marcia Takamura, and remarks from local leaders including Bruce Amundson, President of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility; Michael Ramos, Executive Director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, Kim Nesselquist, Consul of Norway, and Stan Shikuma, with Seattle Kokon Taiko.

Questions to Lilly Adams at lilly@wpsr.org

Passionate about the plight of refugees? Wish to learn how resettlement works right here in Seattle? Over winter break, join a team of researchers investigating the refugee resettlement process across four US cities. Tasks will include helping with recruiting, surveying and interviewing Seattle residents of refugee background. We are especially looking for ARABIC, SOMALI, TIGRINYA, SGAW, KAREN or FARSI INTERPRETERS. Compensation available for interpreters. This is a great opportunity to participate in an IRB-approved qualitative research study. All undergraduate and graduate students welcome.

 

To learn more about this project, please contact Samina at shossain4@wisc.edu by December 1.

Disability Resources for Students (DRS) is looking for a graduate students to help fill a paid proctor position to help facilitate exams for professors and course instructors for students with disabilities that receive accommodations around testing.

Who we are:  DRS is a department at the UW dedicated to ensuring access and inclusion for all students with disabilities. We serve 2,500+ students with either temporary or permanent disabilities, and partner with students and faculty jointly in the process to establish accommodations, services and access to academic programs.

How you can help: Alternative Testing is a group of academic accommodations to provide access to course examinations, tests and quizzes for students whose documented disability affects their ability to take exams. We need help providing proctors to departments and course instructors who are administering accommodated exams

How it works: Let us know if you are interested and we will add you to our paid proctor pool! When a proctor shift comes up, we will send you a message and if you are interested and available, you can pick up a shift.

Does it pay? : Of course! The pay rate is $15 per hour.

If you are interested, do let us know by responding to me and we will add you to the DRS Proctor Pool.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and your support of students with disabilities here at UW!  Contact sbk3@uw.edu with any questions.

Hampton Tutors

4500 9th Ave NE Suite 300

Seattle, WA, 98105

 

Academic Coaches wanted!

Hampton Tutors is a Seattle-based tutoring and academic coaching agency. We work primarily with middle- and high-schoolers who need additional academic support in completing their school work. Many of our students are referred to us by therapists, psychologists, or other medical professionals. Most of our students have some learning difficulty, most commonly anxiety disorders and/or some form of ADHD/ADD.

Our coaches are primarily focused on academic work, although an understanding of learning difficulties makes a big difference in helping students plan work, breakdown big projects, and generally manage their life.

Coaches usually work with a student once a week, although some flexibility may be required in some situations. We offering coaching in our offices in the UDistrict, in a student’s home, or occasionally in a student’s school  (coaches can choose in advance when and where they’d like to work, and aren’t compelled to take on any work that doesn’t fit their schedule or desired location). Coaches will also be expected to check in with a student between sessions to make sure they are on track.

We pay $62.50/hour for coaching work. You will be an independent contractor, so are responsible for your own taxes. We don’t pay for work done outside of lesson time, as this is ‘built in’ to our hourly rate.

If you want to work with a fun and dynamic team, that offers well-paid and interesting work, then send a resume to hello@hamptontutors.com. If you have any questions, just let us know!

Are you interested in doing an internship in Washington, D.C. and earning UW credit?

 

The Washington Center (TWC) runs an internship program in Washington, D.C., that is open to all UW undergraduates in all majors and provides comprehensive service, including internship placement and housing. Placements include government agencies, corporations, nonprofits, museums, arts organizations, and international organizations. Hundreds of UW students have participated in this program since UW’s affiliation in 1977, and many made connections that led to post-degree employment.

 

WA State residents receive a $2500 scholarship from TWC and may be eligible for additional TWC scholarships to help defray the cost of attending. UW international students and residents of other states receive a $1000 scholarship and overall pay less for this program than the estimated cost of attending UW for a quarter. Additional discounts may be available for students interested in the autumn or spring semester programs.

 

TWC’s facilities are accessible to students who have disabilities. In addition, their Disability Services Coordinator will assist with accommodation at the internship and programming sites.

 

These are the upcoming application deadlines (for a full list of organizations that have earlier deadlines see http://www.twc.edu/node/11029):

Summer 2018 (10 weeks), Priority*: 2/21/18, Regular: 3/14/18

Autumn 2018 (15 weeks), Priority*: 4/18/18, Regular: 5/16/18

Spring 2019 (15 weeks), Priority*: 10/17/18, Regular: 11/14/18

* Priority deadline is for scholarships above the minimum guaranteed

 

Regardless of your major, there is an internship in D.C. for you! Whether you want to do an internship this year or in three years, come to an information session to learn more.

 

Contact me, Meera Roy, for an appointment (available online at https://depts.washington.edu/polsadvc/signup.php — you can change the week at the top of the screen–or you can email me for an appointment time). Information is also available at TWC’s website, www.twc.edu

 

 

Meera E. Roy

Director of Academic Services and UW Liaison to The Washington Center Political Science Department Smith Hall, Room 215

206-543-9456

meroy@u.washington.edu

 

POSITION: Housing Case Manager

PROGRAM/LOCATION: Congregations for the Homeless – Bellevue, WA

SUPERVISOR: Housing Programs Coordinator

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

CFH provides shelter, subsidized housing, intensive on going case management, resources, referrals and employment support to men experiencing homelessness on the eastside. The primary mission of CFH is to provide men a safe place to sleep, warm food, laundry and shower facilities, on going case management and the opportunity to receive supportive services that will help clients increase and maintain housing stability and self-sufficiency.

The case management position is a full time, salaried position with some evening work required.

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Dear faculty, staff and students,

Do you know a University of Washington staff member or team who goes above and beyond their job description? The annual Distinguished Staff Award highlights those whose boundless impact supports our experiences at the UW and makes our communities stronger and our world better.

Nominate an individual or team of up to eight staff members for the 2018 award. All nominees will be recognized at the Distinguished Staff Award reception in February. Up to five individuals or teams will be selected for $5,000 awards presented at the UW Awards of Excellence ceremony in June.

All classified and professional staff who have been employed by the University for at least six months and hold a 50 percent or greater regular appointment as of Dec. 1 are eligible to be nominated.

Please share stories of UW staff who inspire us all through their hard work and commitment to a world of good.

The nomination deadline is Friday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. Submit your nomination on the Distinguished Staff Award website.

Sincerely,

The Distinguished Staff Award Selection Committee
uwdsa@uw.edu

Deadline: January 8, 2018, 12 noon (PST)

The 2018 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is open and we encourage you to consider applying! This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

David Bonderman – the donor – wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to eight graduate and eight undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in spring 2018. Each Fellowship carries a $23,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

Eligibility:
All applicants must be enrolled (for graduate students “on leave” status is not considered enrolled) and in good standing at the UW during the quarter the application is due and must hold US citizenship or permanent resident status. Good standing in this regard refers not only to academic but also disciplinary and conduct standing. Additionally:

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: All students in graduate or professional degree programs are eligible to apply.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: All undergraduate students with senior credit standing AND who also meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:

• at least a 3.60 cumulative UW GPA by the start of Winter 2018; OR
• participation and good standing in the University Honors Program (Interdisciplinary, Departmental or College Honors) or in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program, by the start of Winter 2018. Undergraduates in one of these Honors programs DO NOT need to have 3.60 UW GPA or higher to apply, but simply must be in good standing in their respective programs, whatever that might mean.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity, please attend one of the information sessions listed on the website.

Applications must be submitted by 12:00 pm (noon) January 8, 2018.

More information about the fellowship, information sessions, and the application can be found at: bonderman.uw.edu

We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Awards.  We hope to generate a robust pool of nominations, one that reflects the richness and diversity of teaching at the UW.  We are especially interested in seeing more nominations of faculty members who are women, who are from underrepresented groups, and/or have disabilities.  Please consider nominating one of your stellar faculty or graduate student colleagues.

The Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) honors five UW Seattle instructors who have demonstrated extensive knowledge and mastery of their subject matter; displayed the ability to inspire, guide and mentor students through independent and creative thinking; and served as mentors, collaborators, and consultants to other faculty members and teaching assistants within or beyond their departments.

The Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology (DTA-I) recognizes a faculty member or team from one of the three University of Washington campuses who has designed and implemented an original project that has had a significant impact on student learning; demonstrated potential for effectiveness on a larger scale; and shown potential for effectiveness in different courses, with different student demographics, and in different instructional settings.  Like the DTA, the DTA-I can only be received once by an individual faculty member or member of a faculty team.  Those who have already received a DTA are ineligible to receive a DTA-I and vice versa.

The Excellence in Teaching Award (ETA) is given to graduate students who demonstrate extraordinary effectiveness as UW instructors.  Finalists and recipients show remarkable skill at engaging students, closing gaps between teaching and learning, and supporting student success.  They often mentor or lead other graduate instructors.  All Seattle campus graduate instructors and teaching assistants are eligible.

To begin the nomination process, please complete the Distinguished Teaching Awards online nomination form.  The deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 12:00 p.m.

The names of all eligible nominees will be posted on the Center for Teaching and Learning website no later than Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 5:00 p.m.  Nominees will also be contacted via email regarding their nomination and instructions for how to submit a complete file, should they choose to proceed.

Please consider nominating one of your exemplary colleagues—faculty, graduate student, or both—for a DTA, DTA-I, or ETA.  They deserve it.

For questions, please email dta@uw.edu.

Looking for an elective course to take this winter? The UW Tobacco Studies Program is offering HSERV 558 during Winter 2018. This is a 2-3 credit, in-person course. For more details and a sample syllabus, see the description below, or visit our website.

HSERV 558 – Tobacco and Public Health: Prevention, Treatment, Policy, and Social Change
Instructors: Sarah Ross-Viles, MPH and Gillian Schauer, PhD
Meets: Thursdays from 1:00-2:50pm in HSI I132
(In-person; 2-3 credits; full term)

• Integrates multiple disciplinary perspectives to provide a comprehensive overview of the history, health effects, policy, prevention, and treatment of tobacco use.
• Utilizes readings, stimulates discussions, and hosts renowned experts to provide students with the foundation to understand and address the local, national, and global epidemic of tobacco use.

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